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A bottom-up practitioner-derived set of Essential Variables for Protected Area management
Type of publication
Straipsnis Web of Science ir Scopus duomenų bazėje / Article in Web of Science and Scopus database (S1)
Type of document
type::text::journal::journal article::research article
Author(s)
Hummel, Herman | Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research | Utrecht University | Hummel Foundation for Sustainable Solutions (HuFoSS) |
Kalle, Valerie | Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research | Utrecht University | |
Bienfait, Louise | Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research | Utrecht University | |
Boyer, Yolande | University of Montpellier | ||
Heurich, Marco | Nationalparkverwaltung Bayerischer Wald | ||
Svajda, Juraj | Matej Bel University | ||
Adamescu, Mihai | University of Bucharest | ||
Cazacu, Constantin | University of Bucharest | ||
Medina, Félix Manuel | Cabildo Insular de La Palma | ||
Poursanidis, Dimitris | Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas | ||
Tasevska, Orhideja | Hydrobiological Institute | ||
Al Malla, Ajman | Municipality of Resen | ||
Stritih, Ana | Institute for Landscape and Spatial Development, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH), Planning of Landscape and Urban Systems (PLUS) | WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF) | |
Rossi, Christian | Department of Geoinformation | ||
Arenas-Castro, Salvador | University of Porto | ||
Carvalho-Santos, Claudia | University of Porto | University of Minho | |
Smit, Izak P.J. | South African National Parks | University of Pretoria | |
Valentini, Emiliana | National Research Council (ISP CNR) | Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA) | |
Xuan, Alessandra Nguyen | Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA) | ||
Orenstein, Daniel | Institute of Technology | ||
Provenzale, Antonello | National Research Council (IGG CNR) | ||
de Wit, Rutger | University of Montpellier | ||
Hummel, Christiaan | Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research | Utrecht University | VU University |
Title
A bottom-up practitioner-derived set of Essential Variables for Protected Area management
Publisher (trusted)
Elsevier |
Date Issued
Date Issued |
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2022 |
Extent
p. 1-14
Is part of
Environmental and sustainability indicators. Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2022, vol. 14, art. no. 100179.
Field of Science
Abstract
Assessing the environmental status of Protected Areas (PAs) is a challenging issue. To indicate that status, the identification of a common set of variables that are scientifically sound, and easy to assess and monitor by the PA practitioners, is particularly important. In this study, a set of 27 Essential Variables (EVs) for PA management was selected in a bottom-up process from 67 harmonised variables that describe the status of Ecosystem Functions and Structures, Ecosystem Services, and Threats in PAs. This bottom-up process involved 27 internationally recognised PAs, mostly European, with different level of protection, different extent, and a wide range of human-nature interactions. The EVs were selected by more than 120 practitioners, i.e. PA managers and rangers, as well as scientists, working in terrestrial and aquatic PAs. Across both terrestrial and aquatic PAs, scientists and practitioners largely identified the same variables as important. Data availability for these 27 EVs varied between PAs and av eraged 67% across all studied PAs. As this set of EVs for PAs is defined through a bottom-up approach considering variables already in use both in management and research, it is more than for previous EVs likely to be adopted, applied and developed to record the status and changes in the ecological and socio-economic conditions of PAs and to forecast future changes. Thereby, the EVs for PAs present a common vocabulary and tool to enhance in a uniform way the (inter)national communication, exchange and comparison of information on the status of PAs between policy makers, scientists and PA managers. The perceived status of the EVs, on an average 3.6 on a scale to a maximum of 5, indicates the surveyed PAs are in a moderate to good environmental condition. Moreover, the EVs for PAs form a cost- and time-efficient tool for PA managers to monitor developments in essential elements of their PAs, including the potential for Societal Goods and Benefits (SG&B), and to (pro-)actively tackle the potential threats that may arise in their area. Likewise, for policy makers EVs for PAs may support decision making on ecosystem management, spatial planning, and predictive modelling on the future status and requirements of PAs in their country or region.
ISSN (of the container)
2665-9727
WOS
000793466600004
Scopus
2-s2.0-85125889870
eLABa
122523972
Coverage Spatial
Nyderlandai / Netherlands (NL)
Language
Anglų / English (en)
Bibliographic Details
51
Access Rights
Atviroji prieiga / Open Access
Journal | IF | AIF | AIF (min) | AIF (max) | Cat | AV | Year |
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Environmental and Sustainability Indicators | 4.3 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2 | 1.481 | 2022 |
Journal | Cite Score | SNIP | SJR | Year | Quartile |
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Environmental and Sustainability Indicators | 6.5 | 1.408 | 0.95 | 2022 | Q1 |